Tag: South Metro Fire Rescue
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Grass fire 100% contained after threatening homes in Douglas County
Firefighters have fully contained a grass fire that burned near houses in unincorporated Douglas County on Tuesday morning, according to South Metro Fire Rescue. The fire, dubbed the Chatridge 3 fire, sparked at around 10:45 a.m. on the east side of U.S. Highway 85, firefighters said. The blaze burned 24 acres within an hour. Firefighters said…
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6 hospitalized after Littleton house fire, possible explosion
Six people were hospitalized Sunday morning after a house caught fire in Littleton, possibly due to an explosion, South Metro Fire Rescue said. The fire was reported at 10:45 a.m. in the 5900 block of South Broadway, a neighborhood near East Elementary School. Firefighters said the fire originated in the house’s basement. Six people were…
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Man dies after shootout with Arapahoe County deputies
A man died Saturday after engaging in a shootout with deputies at a Centennial home, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday. The incident began at around 9:45 p.m. when deputies responded to reports of a fight between two men at a family gathering in the 5200 block of South Jericho Street, deputies said. One…
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South Metro Fire Rescue engine involved in crash in Centennial
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A crash in Centennial Wednesday afternoon left two people and a group of South Metro Fire Rescue firefighters unharmed, officials said. While responding with lights and sirens to a house fire on E. Hialeah Dr.…
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Victims in Douglas County plane crash identified as husband, wife
The two people who died in a small place crash Wednesday afternoon have been identified as a husband and wife from Georgia, according to the Douglas County Coroner’s Office. The victims were Kathleen Velazco, 65, and Antenor Velazco, 73, both from Jonesboro, Ga. According to public record, the couple married in 1982 and have multiple…
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Driver cited after crashing into smoke shop in Parker
One person was cited for careless driving after driving their vehicle into Freaky’s Smoke Shop in Parker Tuesday night. Parker police officers and South Metro Fire Rescue crews were dispatched to the business at 10471 S. Parker Road shortly after 8:30 p.m. after a report of a vehicle running into a building, said Parker Police…
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Body of paddleboarder recovered from lake at Bear Creek Lake Park
The body of a paddleboarder who went missing at Big Soda Lake in Bear Creek Lake Park in Jefferson County on Saturday was recovered overnight, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. An underwater search by West Metro and South Metro Fire Rescue dive teams had been going on for more than two hours before switching the…
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Body of paddleboarder recovered from Colorado lake
The body of a paddleboarder who went missing at Big Soda Lake in Bear Creek Lake Park in Jefferson County on Saturday was recovered overnight, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. An underwater search by West Metro and South Metro Fire Rescue dive teams had been going on for more than two hours before switching the…
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Body found in Cherry Creek Spillway
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man’s body was recovered Tuesday morning from the Cherry Creek Reservoir in Arapahoe County, officials said. Emergency personnel were alerted at 11:08 a.m. to the body’s presence after a group of fisherman observed the…
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Body of missing kayaker recovered from Cherry Creek Reservoir
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The body of a missing kayaker was recovered from Cherry Creek Reservoir on Sunday night, South Metro Fire Rescue said. South Metro Fire Rescue announced they had recovered the body just before 5 p.m. after…